NOLS Wilderness Navigation (eBook)

Gene Trantham, Darran Wells (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018 | 3rd Edition
200 Seiten
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-6768-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The official NOLS guide to finding your way in the outdoors. Using your navigational skills can mean the difference between a successful day hike and an unplanned overnight in the wilderness. This new edition covers techniques for map and compass, gps, navigating by stars and sun, taking bearings, using topo maps, and choosing the right equipment.

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The official NOLS guide to finding your way in the outdoors. Being able to rely on your navigational skills can mean the difference between a successful day hiking and an unplanned overnight in the wilderness. This new edition focuses on navigational principles and techniques so you can build skills and confidence and not have to rely on technology that is often not available on and off trail. Based on official NOLS curriculum and vetted by trained NOLS instructors in the field, NOLS Wilderness Navigation covers navigation techniques for map and compass and GPS, navigating by stars and sun, instruction on taking bearings, planning routes and using USGS topo maps, and choosing the right tools and equipment. This edition also includes international and nautical travel.

Autor

Gene Trantham is an experienced navigator who has taught NOLS courses and guided throughout the US and the world. He is a skilled sea kayaker and lives in Lander, Wyoming. Darran Wells is a senior NOLS instructor, an avid biker, climber, and backcountry skier. He has competed in adventure races across the world including Eco Challenge and Primal Quest. He lives in central Wyoming.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.11.2018
• Reihe/Serie: NOLS Library
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Schlagworte: altimeter • compass • compass and map book • compass navigation books • competitive navigation • Coordinates • GPS • GPS Navigation • gps navigation book • Hiking • map and compass gps book • map compass navigation • map reading • Mountaineering • National Outdoor Leadership School • Navigation • NOLS • NOLS navigation • NOLS wilderness navigation • outdoor navigation • planning a route • taking bearings • terrain association • Topographic Maps • topo maps • USGS maps • wilderness navigation
• ISBN-10: 0-8117-6768-X / 081176768X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8117-6768-2 / 9780811767682